ShawnS Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Hi guys here's another new one. No this isn't an escapee from the MAD MAX movie set it is a real beast that graced our race tracks in 1972. It was built with many design philosophies from Formula 5000 as well as being powered by a Repco Holden F5000 308ci engine. It was too under powered against the well sorted 350's and 351's but due to the open wheeler style suspension setup it handled well enough to snare a couple of podiums during the 1972 championship season. It's the Kingswood kit from DDA with my own 3d printed wheels and tyres, brake ducts, seats, pedals, gearstick and exhaust pipes. The flares were made from Apoxie sculpt and the decals were printed by Custom Hobby Decals from my own artwork. The bumpers and wheels are painted with SMS Hyperchrome and the orange paint is a custom Tamiya mix and the black stripes are also painted. The kit went together well and the only issues I had were self inflicted. Thanks for looking. Cheers ShawnS 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Cool Holden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Beautiful looking paint and trim. The sponsor decals all look just like the picture of the real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Very clean build. The paint and graphics are beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Another great build of an Aussie racer, tks for sharing Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Scully Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 You got this build so right , your work is awesome , I really like this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Brilliant job all round Shawn; especially paint and decals. Super accurate repros on the graphics. Edited April 30 by Yeah Nah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 That’s a fantastic build Shawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnS Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 1 hour ago, Yeah Nah said: Brilliant job all round Shawn; especially paint and decals. Super accurate repros on the graphics. Thank you Gary. I spend a LOT of time on the drawing of the graphics. I'm a terrible font Nazi so I set high standards for myself when I do the graphics. (incoming rant)I just wish that the guys who do the graphics for the touring car restorations here in Aus had the same attitude as there are some brilliant restorations with some very lazily done graphics. (rant over) Thanks everybody I'm glad you all like it. CheersSS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Fantastic, it looks identical to the real beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truges Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 4/30/2024 at 7:13 PM, ShawnS said: Thank you Gary. I spend a LOT of time on the drawing of the graphics. I'm a terrible font Nazi so I set high standards for myself when I do the graphics. (incoming rant)I just wish that the guys who do the graphics for the touring car restorations here in Aus had the same attitude as there are some brilliant restorations with some very lazily done graphics. (rant over) Thanks everybody I'm glad you all like it. CheersSS Oh man - I 100% agree with this rant and it aslo drives me nuts! DJR Mustang is the perfect example of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Excellent, Shawn - the decals and wheels are fantastic, also the paint. The car looks almost like a 1972 Opel Commodore with 1972 Chevelle front and rear ends crafted on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 That's tough Holden! Really nice execution Shawn. You need a Torana and a Falcon to join it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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